Chapter 9 chapter eight

The leaves on the trees fell less and less, and I became normal little by little, at least on the surface.Sometimes I would laugh and quarrel with the maid, but I still didn't eat much.It's not that he didn't think about escaping from the mansion.But if I'm just a girl, maybe I'll run away if I run away, and it's probably okay for everyone to look for it.But I am the daughter of the second-rank official of the Qing Dynasty stationed in the Northwest General Army, the wife and sister of Lord Babeile, and a beautiful girl waiting for election.The whole world here belongs to Aixinjueluo's family, where can I go?Besides, I still have my sister, if I really leave, she might not be able to bear it.

One day, when I was writing posts in the house, Qiaohui said that the Fourteenth Master had come.I put down my pen, walked out of the room, and saw Shishi standing in the courtyard.I went up to greet him, "Why don't you go into the house?" He said, "Let's go for a walk in the garden!" I nodded.Qiaohui took a cloak embroidered with water and green brocade and put it on for me, and told me not to stand in the wind. After I agreed, I followed the fourteenth elder brother out of the yard. The two of them were silent all the way.After walking for a while, I forced a smile and said, "What are you doing? You haven't said a word for a long time, it will be boring!" Fourteen laughed dryly and said, "I seemed to be full of words before I came here, but now I am full of words." I don’t know what to say.” I stood still, looked at him sideways and said, “I’m fine!” He stopped with me and sighed, “You’re fine, but Brother Ten is still fine!” I didn’t say anything , looking at him with just eyes.

He sighed again and said, "The tenth brother hasn't been to the court since the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Huang Ama asked several times, but the mynah always replied that he was unwell. If this continues, Huang Ama will send the imperial doctor to see It’s gone.” I looked down at my shoes and asked, “Then what do you want me to do?” He replied, “Go to meet him and persuade him.” I was silent for a while, then nodded and agreed. "When?" He said: "I will pick you up after the court tomorrow to meet him in the palace." I said: "Okay!" Fourteen and I sat in the carriage, and the two of us were silent all the way.My sister didn't ask anything when I went out, presumably Brother Ba had already sent someone to say hello to my sister.At the gate of the palace, I got out of the carriage, and the servants waited on me and changed to a sedan chair.Half a day later, the sedan chair stopped.

Shisi led me into a yard, pointed to the door facing him, and said, "I won't go in!" I nodded, and was about to step up, when he added, "After a while, I'll let you go." The eunuchs will be back, as soon as possible!" I said 'hmm', and stepped forward and lifted the curtain to enter. As soon as you enter the door, you will find a side hall. There is a smell of alcohol in the room, but there is no one there.I looked at an arched door on the side, and there was a bead curtain hanging on it, so I separated the curtain and entered.Behind the bead curtain, the beads collide with each other, and only the clear and pleasant sound of pearls and jade can be heard.Elder Brother Shi, who was lying on his side on the couch, kept his eyes closed and shouted: "I said don't bother me, get out!" I took two steps forward, stood still and looked at him. How to start.He snapped his eyes open, angry.Seeing it was me, the anger on his face turned into astonishment, and then dejected again, he sat up slowly.I went to the chair by the table and sat down, picked up the wine jug on the table and shook it, there was still some wine in it, and put it down again.

After a while of silence, I asked: "Are you going to get drunk like this? Can you stop marrying Mingyu Gege when you're drunk?" He was silent for a while and said, "I'm just annoyed." I asked: "What annoys you? He bowed his overshoes and said in a muffled voice, "What do you think I'm bothering about?" At this moment, I no longer felt flustered when I first entered the room, but became calmer, "One is because you don't like Mingyu Gege, but you want to marry her. The other is because you have a crush on me, but you can't marry me." He He stood up, walked to the table and sat down, poured a glass of wine and put it in his hand, stared at the glass and became dazed, after a while, he asked softly: "Will you be my side Fujin?" I was stunned for a moment Wait, among all the prepared conversations, there is no such item.I forgot the popularity of "two women serving one husband" in ancient times.

He raised his head, looked at me eagerly, and said in a heavy voice: "I will treat you well. I will definitely..." I quickly interrupted him, "I don't want to!" He clenched his teeth and looked at me Nodding, he suddenly picked up the wine glass and drank it all, "I know! Even if you are my wife Fujin, you may not agree. But I always have a glimmer of hope. Now..." He smiled wryly, "It's even more impossible." I picked up a wine glass on the table and squeezed it in my hand, "Since you already understand everything, you should just be an understanding person! Don't worry Baylor and the others, and make the emperor angry!" He poured another glass of wine After drinking, he said: "I have been at the mercy of Huang Ama, can't I even lose my temper?"

I took the jug and poured myself a glass of wine, "I have succumbed to the big things, so why bother to say 'the loved ones are hurt, the enemies are quick'?" After speaking, I also drank a glass. He drank a little anxiously, choked, covered his mouth with a silk cloth and coughed twice.I was wiping my mouth with a silk cloth when I heard him ask softly, "Ruoxi, have you ever liked me?" I looked up and saw hope, nervousness and fear mixed together in his eyes.I lowered my head and rubbed the handkerchief in my hand. After a while, I whispered: "I liked it." He let out a heavy breath and laughed lightly, "Ruoxi, I'm very happy. Do you know? I've always wanted to ask you face to face, but I was afraid I didn't want to hear it, so I didn't dare to ask." He drank another glass of wine, "Don't worry! I'll be fine. Thinking about you once sang me a song, Used to make me happy, used to feel sorry for me. I already feel pretty happy."

After a pause, he said slowly: "Since I was young, everyone thought I was stupid, didn't study hard, and didn't make progress. But they didn't know that I had tried my best, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't be like the fourth brother. Starlings, Fourteenth Brothers, and the others. They memorize it after reading it once, but I still can’t remember it after reading it three times. They can quickly understand what Huang Ama said, but I can’t figure out what it means. I have a quick temper, so I often get into trouble recklessly, everyone laughs at me openly and secretly, only the starling protects me in everything and reminds me from time to time."

He was silent for a while, then asked softly: "Ruoxi, do you think I'm stupid?" I pursed my lips and smiled, and said, "Stupid! Can I keep bullying me if I'm not stupid?" He paused intentionally, and continued: " But I like to play with you because you are stupid. Because I know that you are happy when you are happy, and you are not happy when you are unhappy. If you say you like it, you definitely like it, and if you say you hate it, you hate it. So I can also laugh when I am happy in front of you , If you are not happy, I will show you when you are angry. Do you know? I am very happy with you, very happy." He kept looking at me when I was talking, and waited for me to finish.He turned his head at once, stayed silent for a while, and said softly with a strong nasal voice: "I am also very happy."

For a while, both of them fell silent, they were sitting silently, when they heard the voice of the fourteenth elder brother outside: "It's time to go back!" I stood up, picked up the flagon and poured two glasses of wine, took a glass myself, and handed it over. Give Elder Brother a cup.I raised my glass to him, drank it down, and knocked the glass upside down on the table.When he saw me finish drinking, he drank it too.I smiled, leaned over and saluted, "Ruoxi will leave!" Then I got up and walked out the door. This is the first snow this winter, the first day the sky was normal, but when I woke up the next day, I found that it was a world decorated with jade.

Since I went to work in Shenzhen after graduating from university, I have not seen snow for more than three years.Seeing this piece of crystal clear jade suddenly today, I felt an indescribable surprise and excitement in my heart.Excited to go for a walk in the snow.Seeing that Qiaohui couldn't persuade her, she had to let me.I was busy looking for a cloak and snow cap for me. I picked out a white fox fur cloak with red feathers and crepes, put on a matching snow cap, and hurried off on the snow.Qiao Hui called from behind: "Come back earlier." The snow was still fluttering on the ground, although it was not very heavy, but the space between the sky and the earth was still blurred.It was hard to see ten paces away.I don't have anywhere in particular I want to go, so I go as I please.There is no one around, walking with one foot deep and one foot shallow, I just feel quite lonely like "I walk alone between heaven and earth"! I was walking on my own, when I heard the sound of stepping on the snow, a person behind me caught up and walked side by side with me.I looked sideways, and it turned out to be the eighth elder brother, wearing a black sable fur cloak and a black bamboo hat with a wide brim, which made his face even more clear and handsome.I know I should greet him, but for some reason I just don't want to talk to him.So he turned his head and continued walking.He didn't speak, just walked with me in the snow. The snow is still falling, and the whole world is quiet only the sound of us stepping on the snow.I feel as if only me and him are left in this vast expanse of whiteness.Although the two of them didn't speak, the feeling of loneliness when they walked alone just now gradually disappeared.I just feel very calm and serene in my heart, and I can just go on and on like this. Suddenly his foot stepped on a stone under the snow, and he staggered and was about to fall.My heart is sighing bad luck.A hand has held me firmly.After I stood still, I walked away without saying a word.He didn't speak either, just held my hand and didn't let go.I shook it a few times, but seeing that I couldn't get rid of it, I had to let him go. He took my hand and walked for a while.I didn't pay attention to my surroundings at all, and just followed him. I had lost my direction for a long time, and with the snow everywhere, I didn't even know where I was now.Li Fu, the personal eunuch of the eighth elder brother who was walking, came up to meet him, and when he saw him, he was already very close.I was about to withdraw my hand in a panic, but he held it tighter.He only listened to his order: "Let everyone in the study retreat!" Li Fu bowed in response, turned around and ran away quickly.I tried to pull my hand a few more times, but he still held it tightly.He led me on.After walking for a while, I realized that I was about to reach the study. Li Fu was the only one standing guard in front of the courtyard gate. Seeing us coming, he hurriedly bent down.The eighth elder brother ignored it and led me into the study. After standing still, he let go of my hand, helped me take off the snow cap, and reached out to help me untie the cloak.I was startled, and hurriedly jumped back two steps and said: "I can do it myself!" He smiled, ignored me, and took care of himself to untie the cloak and hat, and hang it up.There was a fire in the house, and it was very warm.After hanging up the cloak, I didn't know what to do but stood. He poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to me. I subconsciously took it and held it in my hand to warm it up.He went to the desk and sat down, picked up a bunch of folders and read them.I held the tea and stood still.After a while, he raised his head and smiled and said, "Do you like standing?" I was startled, and hurriedly found the chair farthest from him and sat down.He smiled and shook his head lightly, ignored me and continued to look down at Zhezi.Pick up a pen and write something from time to time. We just sat like this, while Li Fu came in quietly, changed the tea twice and added some charcoal.The movements were skillful and quick, and they quickly retreated without making any noise. At the beginning, I didn't dare to cast my eyes at all, just staring at the ground in front of my eyes.It was later discovered that he was so absorbed in reading the booklet that he didn't lift his head at all.Only then gradually became bolder and began to secretly look at him.He was dressed in a light blue robe, with a crystal clear face, clear eyebrows, and a smile on his lips.When I read the booklet, I would occasionally frown slightly, but it would relax again soon.When writing with a pen, the posture is noble and clean.Looking at the past from my point of view, I have to say that he is: in terms of elegance, he is like a bamboo dew and a breeze, and in terms of grace, he is like a pearl and jade. I can't understand how Yongzheng could, how could he, and how could he have the heart to give him the title of "Aqina" for such a person of extraordinary beauty?Perhaps this is Yongzheng's greatest expression of hatred, far more decisive than beheading! I looked at him with a thousand feelings and sighs in my heart.I don't know how long I sat there, but my stomach started to get hungry.I looked around and saw two plates of snacks on his desk.After much hesitation, I decided to go and get it.So he got up and walked over, picked a piece of snack and ate it.He looked up, looked at me, and smiled.I said: "If I don't go back, my sister must be in a hurry." With a slight smile on his lips, he bowed his head in silence for a while, then raised his head again, and while rubbing his temples, he called out "Li Fu!" Li Fu walked in quickly, bowed his body and listened to his orders. "Wait for the second girl to go back!" Li Fu hurriedly got up and helped me get the cloak and hat, and then waited for me to put it on.After tidying up, the two opened the door and walked out. The snow was still falling, and there was still no one around.Li Fu led the way ahead.I took a closer look and found that he chose secluded paths, usually with few people, and now there are not even a single bird.Turning around, he came to a small intersection. He bowed and said: "Follow this road, and you will soon see Master Lan's house. The slave has to go back to serve the servants, so I won't see the girl off." I nodded Head, said: "You go!" He backed away.